Ironing-board.



J. & R. POLL.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION msn JAN. 2z, 19.16.

LMQMQ.. Patented Apr. 25,1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

Application filed January 22, 1916. Serial No. 73,625.

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that we, JULIUs POLL and RAE POLL, citizens of the UnitedStates, and residents of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroningoards, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the ironing of garments, linen, and the like,and the main object thereof is to provide an ironing board the outer'end of which is entirely free in order that shirts, skirts, and thelike may be arranged thereon without the necessity for raising theboard.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ironing board of theindicated class, that may be adjusted to suit the height of the personusing the board, and to provide for firmly securing the board to awindow sill or available piece of household furniture.

A further object is to provide a shear leg for the board which acts as aclamp for holding the board to a table or the like, and a further objectis to provide a table which is vertically adjustable to accommodate thesame to the height at which the board is to be used. And still furtherobjects are to provide such devices which are simple in construction anduse, highly practical, and comparatively inexpensive.

Our invention is fully described in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which like charactersrefer to like parts in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of the invention ready for use; Fig. 2 is a detachedview of a ller block two of which are shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal vertical section taken through the center of the inventionwhen ready for use; Fig. 4; is a view similar to Fig. 3, though of onlythe ironing board and that in collapsed or inoperative position; andFig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the ironing board alone in collapsedcondition.

Referring to the drawings, 6 represents a table carried by vertical bars7 adjustable in the end members of a stand 8, a rod 9 being used in anyof a plurality of perforations in the bars 7 whereby the table 6 may bevertically adjusted, and we prefer to provide an asbestos covering forthe table 6 in order to permit the placing of hot irons thereon.

At 10 is shown the ironing board, of conventional or any desired shape,the inner end of which is cut out to form a slot 11 to permit thepassage of a shear leg 12 pivoted to depending side plates 13 secured tothe board 10, as shown at 14C, suitable brace members 15 being providedon the under side of the board, and it will be noted that the upperinner end of the shear leg 12 is transversely grooved as shown at 16 inorder to form a clamping jaw 17 for engage ment with the table 6.

At 18 are shown two filler blocks for insertion between the board 10 andthe under side of the table 6, these being preferably stepped as shownto meet varying conditions, and the inner upper end of the shear leg 12may be formed to provide a horizontal surface 19 for the reception ofarticles used during the operation of ironing.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the outer end of the board 10 isentirely free, no obstructions presenting themselves to prevent passinga skirt, shirt, or similarly formed garment or other article overtheboard, or in other words to prevent passing the outer end of the board10 through the article.

llhile we have shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, we do notlimit ourselves thereto but may make changes thereover, provided thatsuch changes do not depart from the spirit of the invention and comewithin the scope of the appended claim.

While the device is preferably combined with the vertically adjustabletable illustrated, this is not obligatory as the board and the shear legmay be clamped to the edge of any table, or to a window sill, or toother articles of furniture or portions of a building.

Having fully described the invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

A device of the class described, comprising a board having a slot at oneend, a shear leg in pivotal connection with said board' names to thisspecification in the presence and projected thereover through said slot,of two subscribingwitnesses.-4

said shear leg presentingv a clamping jaw above the slotted end of saidboard to clamp LL' the edge of a table between itself and said Y Yboard, and stepped filler blocks interposed Witnesses: between the boardand the table so engaged... CHARLOTTE D. WHITE,

In testimony whereof we have signed our n LOUIS MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five oents each, by'addressing the Commissioner o! Patents, Washngtom-LCP" j

